Tuesday, July 23, 2019


i'm largely of the opinion that this is very silly, and they should be told to use absentee ballots if they can't show up on the day of the vote, or any of the advance polls. the problem is that the body didn't provide for a solution, thereby infringing voting rights, which are real rights, and it got sent back to find one. that doesn't mean there isn't an easy solution, it just means that the body didn't write it out. and, the judge has to defer to the expertise of the panel as much as possible, so she can't just pull it and scrawl all over it - she has to send it back with a note to do it fucking right, this time.

so, absentee ballots are the easy answer, and the review really just needs to send the complainants the memo around it.

but, i wouldn't be overly opposed to allowing for a special advanced polling day, either, so long as it is also open for the general public.

more chances to vote is better than less chances. right?

but, i would oppose moving the election date, on principle. this is not a good enough reason for that - there are absentee ballots available.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-court-orthodox-jewish-1.5222279